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OPR General Plan Guidelines
Erik de Kok, AICP
Senior Planning Advisor
Governor's Office of Planning and Research
A Presentation to the City of Fresno General Plan Review Committee
January 21, 2020
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Office of Planning & Research (OPR)
• State Land Use Policy
• General Plan Guidelines
• CEQA Guidelines
• Military Liaison
• Technical Advisories
• Interagency Coordination
• Executive Initiatives
• Within OPR:
– Strategic Growth Council
– Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program
• Technical Advisory Council
• Adaptation Clearinghouse
– CEQA Clearinghouse
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Background
Every city and county in California is required to have a General Plan- a
long term vision for their future growth and development;
The Office of Planning and Research provides guidelines for cities and
counties on general plans, including statutory requirements and non-
statutory guidelines;
General Plan Guidelines were updated comprehensively in 2017 to reflect
new laws, requirements, resources, and research;
Incorporate State planning priorities with local needs: Promote infill and
compact development, protect natural and working lands, develop in an
efficient manner
Increased focus on consistency requirements with other planning activities
and General Plan (specific plans, area plans, etc)
Periodic updates of the General Plan Guidelines will be completed
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Required Elements
➢ Land use
➢Circulation
➢Housing
➢Conservation
➢Open Space
➢Noise
➢ Safety
➢Air Quality*
➢ Environmental Justice*
New Chapters
➢ Public Engagement
➢ Healthy communities
➢ Climate Change
➢ Economic Development
➢ Social Equity/Resilience
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General Plan Guidelines
Community Engagement and Outreach
Design process to
include engagement
from start to end
Advisory boards and
novel ways to integrate
partners
Culture and equity
considerations
Data/resources
Tools
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Land Use
Expanded information on form-based codes
Examples of land use maps and diagrams
Expanded information on school siting
Military compatibility
New section on waste management
Live links and examples
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Circulation
Updated guidance on LOS and VMT, including new safety appendix
Extended discussion on relationship to land use
New section on considerations of trade-offs
Expanded guidance on parking, active transportation, and complete streets, with links to resources
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Air Quality
Divided into 2 sections, for SJV (required) and all other communities
Extended section on considerations and mitigation strategies for air quality near high volume roadways
New focus on air quality in disadvantaged communities, and environmental justice
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Safety
Updates per recent legislation and advisories
Better coordination with local hazard mitigation plans (AB 2140)
New section on Climate Adaptation and Resilience, as per SB 379 (2015)
Direct coordination with other resources, including CalOES, Cal-Adapt, Adaptation Planning Guide, ICARP
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Safety Element – Adaptation (SB 379)
Climate change adaptation is now required in Safety Elements
Specific requirements:
Assess community vulnerability to climate change impacts
Develop goals, policies and objectives
Include feasible implementation measures
Implement measures
OK to use separate adaptation plan, climate action plan or other
plan
Timing and triggers:
Update safety element at next LHMP update, OR by 1/2022 if no LHMP;
Housing Element update trigger to align updates (fire and flood);
Review and update every 8 years (SB 1035)
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Cal-Adapt.org and the Adaptation
Planning Guide11
SB 1000 (Leyva, 2016)
Environmental Justice
Requires cities and counties with any disadvantaged
communities to incorporate environmental justice
related goals, policies, and implementation
programs into their general plans
Can be a separate element or integrated into other
elements
Must happen upon adoption or revision of two or
more elements on or after January 1, 2018
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Environmental Justice
Reduce the unique or compounded health risks in disadvantaged communities by:
Reducing pollution exposure, including improving air quality
Promoting public facilities
Promoting food access
Promoting safe and sanitary homes
Promoting physical activity
Promote civic engagement in the public decision-making process
Prioritize improvements and programs that address the needs of disadvantaged communities
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Climate Change
Guidance on CEQA streamlining for GHG emissions
Step by step guidance on emissions inventory and climate action plans
Supporting information and resources on adaptation planning
List of additional resources with live links
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Climate Change – Plans to Reduce GHGs
CEQA Guidelines § 15183.5
Provides pathway for project-level GHG analysis streamlining, if a community adopts a "plan for the reduction of greenhouse gases”
Project must be consistent with the qualified plan, which could be a
climate action plan, general plan, or other plans
Qualified plan should contain at least the following components:
GHG emissions inventory using accepted protocols
Set a local GHG reduction target in line with State targets
Forecasting
Establish GHG reduction measures
Monitor and update over time
Adopt in a public process following environmental review
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Implementation and CEQA
Partnering with other
agencies
Sections on zoning, codes,
and other implementation
tools
Sections on financing tools
for infrastructure
Detailed guidance on CEQA
process for general plans
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Vision for the GPG- A Suite of Tools
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Contact Info
Erik de Kok, AICP
Related Resources:
www.opr.ca.gov
www.sgc.ca.gov
www.resilientca.org
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